TOST vs UPST vs PAR Stock Comparison

Toast, Upstart Holdings and Par Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TOST Toast, Inc.
$32.13 +5.0% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.43B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.80B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
7 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.00 -3.4% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.29B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
2 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.19 +22.3% 1M -52.6% 1Y
Market cap
$695.17M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Toast leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Toast 7, Par Technology 2, Upstart Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTOSTUPSTPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.43B $2.29B $695.17M TOST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.9x 37.9x -9.6x TOST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.3x 33.3x 23.5x PAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% +48.6% +18.8% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 4.8% -14.5% TOST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.8% -5.0% UPST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 20.6x -26.6x PAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.2% -56.3% -52.6% TOST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr -40.8%/yr -22.4%/yr TOST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 65.3% 71.4% TOST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 50/100 51/100 TOST

Percentile Scorecard

TOSTUPSTPAR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTOSTUPSTPAR
Valuation 53 #43 of 90 51 #49 of 99 44 #51 of 90
Growth 98 #3 of 82 75 #24 of 94 57 #36 of 82
Profitability 65 #28 of 77 49 #46 of 90 32 #53 of 77
Financial Health 71 #29 of 96 9 #96 of 105 46 #52 of 96
Shareholder Returns 60 #22 of 54 65 #22 of 61 76 #14 of 54
Overall 69 50 51
  • TOST ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PAR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTOSTUPSTPARSPY
1 month +5.0%-3.4%+22.3% -0.8%
3 months +4.2%-16.3%+4.1% +3.5%
6 months +12.1%-30.5%+22.3% +7.0%
Year to date -9.5%-47.4%-52.6% +12.2%
1 year -16.2%-56.3%-52.6% +13.0%
3 years +103.7%-0.1%-39.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.8%0.0%-15.6% +23.1%
5 years -39.1%-92.7%-71.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.4%-40.8%-22.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+209.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+12.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTOSTUPSTPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%65.3%71.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%68.4%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.072.911.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.86-0.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-96.5%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-56.4%-56.7% -1.8%
52-week high $39.02$52.74$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $22.33$22.74$11.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTOSTUPSTPAR
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 42.4x 36.8xmedian 20.6x -9.8xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.7x 1.8xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 19.0x 50.3xmedian 15.4x -81.6xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 19.4x -7.7xmedian 16.4x -45.3xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 1.75 1.25median 1.05 -0.81median 1.75

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTOSTUPSTPAR
Revenue $6.80B $1.25B $496.67M
Gross profit $1.82B $1.03B $209.78M
Operating income $431.00M $49.71M -$62.50M
Net income $486.00M $60.33M -$72.14M
Free cash flow $576.00M -$289.05M -$15.69M
R&D $405.00M $304.91M $85.55M
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $0.55 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $455.96M $77.37M
Total debt – $2.00B $422.35M
Shares (diluted) 590.00M 109.72M 41.28M
Enterprise value $11.10B $218.22M $366.27M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTPAR
P/E 38.2x 36.8x -9.8x
P/FCF 32.2x -7.7x -45.3x
P/Operating cash flow 29.2x -7.9x -55.6x
P/S 2.7x 1.8x 1.4x
P/B 9.1x 2.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 2.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 29.1x 50.3x -81.6x
EV/EBIT 39.0x 76.2x -16.9x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF 29.2x -13.1x -67.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.5x -13.3x -82.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 1.25 -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% 48.6% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 27.9% 23.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.5% 53.0% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 38.1% 33.7% 36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 128.0% 199.7% 3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 29.6% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.0% 1,050% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.7% 30.5% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.5% 990.2% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 29.5% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% -335.4% -10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 106.7% -13.2% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% -341.5% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.9% -13.0% 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTPAR
Gross margin 26.7% 82.5% 42.2%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 6.0% -2.6%
Operating margin 6.3% 4.0% -12.6%
Pretax margin 7.3% 4.9% -13.8%
Net margin 7.1% 4.8% -14.5%
FCF margin 8.5% -23.2% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% -22.8% -2.6%
Return on equity 24.1% 7.9% -8.8%
Return on assets 15.5% 2.0% -5.2%
Return on invested capital – 1.8% -5.0%
Return on capital employed 21.2% – -4.9%
Asset turnover 2.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -4.7x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 11.7% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTPAR
Debt / assets – 63.2% 30.8%
Debt / equity – 2.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 20.6x -26.6x
Debt / FCF – -6.9x -26.9x
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 74.9% 40.6%
Equity / assets 64.3% 25.1% 59.4%
Interest coverage – 1.2x –
Current ratio 2.4x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 12.53 – 0.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTOSTUPSTPAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.7% 3.7% 4.4%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 3.7% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTOSTUPSTPAR
Forward P/E 24.3xFY2026 33.3xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $0.69FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +191.3% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.84BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +42.2% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTOSTUPSTPAR
Held by institutions 93.1% 60.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 774 363 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +3.2% -1.7%
Institutions buying 427 196 125
Institutions selling 245 98 54
Buyers to sellers 1.74 2.00 2.31

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TOSTUPSTPAR
TOST 1.00 0.44 0.55
UPST 0.44 1.00 0.44
PAR 0.55 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TOST, UPST and PAR?

Toast (TOST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Toast (TOST) $18.43B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.29B, Par Technology (PAR) $695.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, TOST, UPST and PAR?

Toast (TOST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Toast (TOST) 37.9x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 37.9x, Par Technology (PAR) -9.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Par Technology (PAR) is cheapest (Toast (TOST) 24.3x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 33.3x, Par Technology (PAR) 23.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Toast (TOST) +23.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toast (TOST) has the highest net margin (Toast (TOST) 7.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%). On return on invested capital, Upstart Holdings (UPST) leads (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%, Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toast (TOST) returned the most: Toast (TOST) -16.2%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -56.3%, Par Technology (PAR) -52.6%. Over five years, Toast (TOST) compounded fastest (Toast (TOST) -9.4%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -40.8%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toast (TOST) has been the steadiest (Toast (TOST) 48.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.3%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TOST, UPST and PAR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Toast (TOST) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.